I can't begin to know how painful and distressing it must have been to see pics of his wife pop up unexpectedly.
It's reassuring in a weird way, hearing how it was when your T came back - how it's not necessarily all happy happy joy joy going into the first session they are back for. I'm on my first real break from mine after a year of therapy together (she's away 5 weeks) and while it's only been 6 days I'm already feeling it's damaged our connection to the point I am really afraid I'll never re-connect to her when she returns.